title: Shaping of light beams along curves in three dimensions.
abstract: We present a method for efficient and versatile generation of beams whose intensity and phase are prescribed along arbitrary 3D curves. It comprises a non-iterative beam shaping technique that does not require solving inversion problems of light propagation. The generated beams have diffraction-limited focusing with high intensity and controlled phase gradients useful for applications such as laser micro-machining and optical trapping. Its performance and feasibility are experimentally demonstrated on several examples including multiple trapping of micron-sized particles.
authors.forename: José A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Rodrigo
authors.forename: Tatiana
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Alieva
authors.forename: Eugeny
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Abramochkin
authors.forename: Izan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Castro